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		Sedelmaier Studios: Keeping Fresh the Old Spirit An interview with J.J. Sedelmaier, head of J.J. Sedelmaier Productions By Jake Friedman *Originally published in the June, 2007 issue of aNYmator.
		Witty animation with mature themes have inspired most of us [watch “Stoned Wheat” on Youtube.com] but much credit should probably be given to JJ Sedelmaier. Very few studios have a track record like JJ Sedelmaier Productions; upon entry of the studio, which currently houses six hired full-time staff, nearly a hundred awards grace the shelves. This is the studio that introduced us to SNL’s “TV Funhouse” the first season of “Beavis and Butthead,” the intro to “Strangers with Candy,” countless memorable animated commercials, and most recently the Tek Jansen sequences on “The Colbert Report.”	Sedelmaier with this writer, 2007
		In an age of CG departments in 2D studios, or in which all the drawing done is on digital Wacom tablets and Syntique screens, Sedelmaier’s studio, co-run by JJ and wife Patrice, stands out in the sea of time. It’s a studio that encourages a creative vibe with hands-on art, using [ooh!] light discs and [ah!] pencils. I was recently graced with freelance animation work at the White Plains studio, where one of my first tasks there was cleanup and inking with pens on paper! There’s no question of Sedelmaier’s strength in the New York animation community, but I wanted to uncover the secrets of the masked man, Sedelmaier himself. JF: What’s your sense of quality work that you strive for?
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